Bonjour, France!

Trip Start Apr 10, 2009

Trip End Jul 02, 2009

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Where I stayed

Clermont, Camile's

(Les Ulis hotels)

Flag of France Les Ulis, France
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

First of all, let me say the French are great people. Contrary to the widely held belief that they are a rude people, they are polite, kind and helpful (and better looking than the Brits). In the event they are rude is as a response to the rudeness of the visitor. So if you plan to visit France, be nice. The friends I am staying here are great hosts, and I appreciate Grace's time and help in Paris and well as Clermont for letting me stay at his place and Camille's family for the rest of the stay.
Great sites; the Eiffel Tower is very impressive in person, and the Louvre houses the best artwork collection I have ever seen (my favorite is the "Coronation of Napoleon" by David). Food: Crepes, pastries, baguets, duck, fresh fruit all very good. City with good food so I splurged a little. One of my favorite places I found was an Arabic teahouse that is next to a mosque in Paris. I hate tea, but this tea was good and an anbiance that makes one feel like in the middle of an Arabic city/country.
I am having an issue waking up on times since London and this is following me to Paris. I missed my train from London to Paris, but caught the next one a 1/2 hour later. I bought an alarm watch for the specific purpose of waking me up, but it hasnt worked one day. I think its all the walking im doing; 5-10 miles a day I estimate. I get home late and so tired, but I need to push on to get everything in during my stops.
I HAD NO INTERNET CONNECTION FOR 4 DAYS!!!! I dont know how people w/o internet access do it. Sorry for the delay in posting, but France was not cooperating. Enjoy the Paris pictures.

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Notre Dame	Siene Rive (Paris)	French PASTRIES!!!	A protest about Cuba
Communists protesting about US.	At the gates of Versaille	Impressively painted ceilings	Artwork at Versaille
Versaille	Versaille Gardens	Dont make fun of the beannie	They dont have real dogs in France
Me at Versaille	First look at Eiffel	More Eiffel	A look from the top.
Me at Eiffel	Arc du Triuph	Distance	Arc
Eiffel at night.	Important statue at the Louvre	Rated PG-13 Pic	Statue at Louvre
Nike	Mona Lisa	Napoleon Coronation by David	Hamuraby Code
Estela Moabita (Spanish)	Me at the Louvre